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Meghan Theresa Cowles, FNP-BC, MSN
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Family Medicine, Primary Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology
4.80 out of 5
(919) 387-3176
4.80 out of 5
Accepting New Patients
Location Information
UNC Primary Care at Cary
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
1515 SW Cary Parkway
Suite 200
Cary, NC 27511
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap AccessiblePhone:
(919) 387-3176
Fax:
(919) 387-3244
Hours
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Family Medicine
- Primary Care
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subspecialties
- General Gynecology
Provider Details
Type: Clinician, Advanced Practice Provider
Gender: Female
About Meghan Theresa Cowles, FNP-BC, MSN
My passion for medicine started at a very young age as I found the human body quite engaging and wanted to learn everything I could about the incredible processes that make it function. Most of all, I found that I enjoyed caring for patients and understanding how I could provide the best care possible. This led me to pursue a role in nursing at a major hospital for several years before continuing my education so that I could become a nurse pra...
My passion for medicine started at a very young age as I found the human body quite engaging and wanted to learn everything I could about the incredible processes that make it function. Most of all, I found that I enjoyed caring for patients and understanding how I could provide the best care possible. This led me to pursue a role in nursing at a major hospital for several years before continuing my education so that I could become a nurse practitioner and begin to see patients independently, working together to ensure the best level of care for each individual. I have a familiarity, and primary interest, in womens health practices. In this regard, Ive worked in a nursing role at a birthing center. Continuing my experience as a nurse practitioner, I was able to expand the scope of my interests to include members of the family in addition to mother and baby and to provide extended care to the entire family unit. My primary philosophy of care is that I believe in forming an intimate and trusting relationship with my patients. This enables me to feel that I can talk to them openly and honestly about their current health situation and work with them to ensure that the decisions being made regarding their health and the care provided are those that we both can agree with and are developed together with their best interests in mind. A large part of my life outside of work is currently devoted to spending time with my husband and our two children, ages 5 and 10 months. This includes almost weekly excursions to dance classes, museums, zoos and the library. Having grown up in a more northern climate, and attending college at UNC Wilmington, Ive found I greatly prefer life at the beach and try to take day trips to the North Carolina coast whenever possible. Sitting in the sand with a nice mystery book is something I enjoy very much, when I can find the time.
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Physicians Network
Languages
- English
Bachelor of Science
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2006 - 2009
- Area: Nursing
Master of Science
- Duke University, 2013 - 2016
- Area: Nursing
Certifications
- Nursing-Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified, 2017
Women's health practices
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
* Coverage for certain behavioral health, Medicare and commercial plans as well as TriCare varies across UNC Health entities. Please call prior to your visit to determine coverage.
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